Forskning vid Uppsala universitet

Forskningsprojekt från 2020-07-01 till 2023-06-30

Pathogens and parasites exert the strongest selection pressures on earth, shaping the evolution of an effective and efficient immune system. However, the geographic distribution of pathogens is hypothesized ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2021-01-01 till 2024-12-31

A grand challenge for humanity is to maintain biodiversity and ensure food safety for the growing population. There is currently an alarming loss of biodiversity due to loss of natural habitats and human ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-01-01 till 2016-12-31

There is a current gap between molecular and ecological microbiology as the abundant and ecosystem-relevant microbes are scarcely characterized in regards to their metabolism, cell-division, expression ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2018-05-15 till 2019-10-31

Syfte och mål: Målet var att ta fram underlag om hur vi ser på vad som är honligt, hanligt och vanligt hos djur samt hur det växelverkar med evolutionsbiologiska forskares normer och perspektiv. Enligt ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2018-01-01 till 2020-12-31

The present project will meet the swedish national scientific, industrial and societal demands within high-quality material analysis by sustaining and advancing the role of the Tandem laboratory at Uppsala ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2014-01-01 till 2016-12-31

The importance of divergent natural selection in creating and maintaining biological diversity is increasingly being realized in ecological and evolutionary studies. Here we will investigate the role of ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2021-01-01 till 2023-12-31

An understanding of the ecological and genetic mechanisms governing plant adaptation to environmental conditions is of fundamental interest in evolutionary biology, but also for meeting the challenges ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-01-01 till 2016-12-31

An understanding of the ecological and genetic mechanisms governing plant adaptation to environmental conditions is of fundamental interest in evolutionary biology, but also for meeting the challenges ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2019-01-01 till 2021-12-31

Åtgärdsprogram för hotade växter identifierar i många fall markanvändning som en kritisk faktor för populationers överlevnad, men vi vet lite om hur effekter av föreslagna åtgärder beror på lokalt klimat ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2018-01-01 till 2021-12-31

The archaeological record show two major cultures, the so called Funnel Beaker (TRB) farmers and Pitted Ware (PWC) hunter-gatherers, which coexisted for a long time in Stone Age Sweden. They exhibit clear ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2014-01-01 till 2017-12-31

This project aims at investigating plant dynamics and forest development in the past (the last 130 000 years) and using this information to assist scientists modelling geographical range shifts in response ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2014-01-01 till 2014-12-31

Ansökan från Amy Goldberg inom programmet Graduate Research Opportunity Worldwide ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2014-01-01 till 2014-12-31

Ansökan från Daniel D. Vanderpool inom programmet Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2014-01-01 till 2014-12-31

Ansökan från Megan Mayo inom programmet Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-01-01 till 2016-12-31

The aim is to reveal what factors that are most important in producing new species in nature. I focus on central evolutionary questions such as; (a) How does ecological divergence lead to the build up ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2020-01-01 till 2023-12-31

Understanding how new species are formed is one of the most fundamental questions in evolutionary biology. Speciation involves divergence in genetic and phenotypic traits, but the interplay between and ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2018-01-01 till 2021-12-31

Each branch of the tree of life includes a myriad of parasitic species but current research does not adequately represent their remarkable diversity. Today, entire parasitic groups have eluded characterization ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2017-01-01 till 2017-03-06

Lichen research has advanced since the 1860s to recognize the multiple origins of lichens, the relationships of their fungal components to pathogenic fungi, andthe open nature of the symbiosis with photosynthesizing ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2018-01-01 till 2021-12-31

Atmospheric rivers are long narrow bands of large integrated water vapor transport in the troposphere. At land fall they are usually associated with extreme conditions in terms of wind and precipitation ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2014-01-01 till 2016-12-31

Gran är en av huvudkomponenterna i den boreala skogen och en viktig källa för skogsprodukter i Sverige. En stor andel av granbestånden i mellersta och södra Sverige har skapats med frö importerat från ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-01-01 till 2016-12-31

Many genomes are in a dynamic state where genes are continuously being lost, gained and altered by deletions, gene amplification/horizontal gene transfer (HGT) and point mutations. Several processes are ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2017-01-01 till 2017-12-31

The chromosome theory of inheritance, the identification of chromosomes as the carriers of genetic information, is a unifying theory of genetics. According to the chromosome theory the genetic units identified ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-01-01 till 2015-12-31

This proposal addresses examples of bacterial microevolution, and the genetic and physiological adaptations that occur, in response to impaired growth potential. In one sub-project the evolution and physiological ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2013-01-01 till 2015-12-31

This project evaluates the role of adaptive and selectively neutral processes in speciation using a system of hybridizing campions (Silene) where both intrinsic and ecologically-based reproductive barriers ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2020-01-01 till 2022-12-31

Sexual reproduction between unrelated individuals (outcrossing) is a major generator of genetic diversity, which is needed to resist pathogens and adapt to changing environments. But it also allows for ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2017-07-01 till 2020-06-30

Adaptation is a process constrained by genetic variation; without genetic variation, selection cannot promote changes in the genetic characteristics of a populations. Understanding the workings of genetic ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2021-01-01 till 2023-12-31

Oxygen is essential for the health of lake ecosystems, but global climate warming may severely deplete oxygen concentrations by increasing microbial respiration rates and stifling atmospheric exchange. ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2016-07-01 till 2017-11-03

Brachiopods are amongthe first mineralized metazoans to appear in the fossil record, yet agreement about the phylogenetic relationships among these early forms is remarkably poor. While the brachiopod ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2020-01-01 till 2023-12-31

Heterokaryosis is a genetic system in which genetically different nuclei coexist in the same cytoplasm. It is widespread among eukaryotes, and is particularly common in the fungal kingdom. Knowledge about ...

Forskningsprojekt från 2017-01-01 till 2019-12-31

Genom att jämföra arvsmassan hos ett begränsat antal vargar och hundar kartlade vi nyligen den genetiska grunden för anpassningar under hundens domesticering. Vi fann att en urvalsprocess har förändrat ...